Researchers Have Free Access to Secure Clinical Data Thanks to ISD-UR CTSI Collaboration

Accessing electronic medical record data in a safe, secure, and timely manner is critical for clinical researchers. Here at the University of Rochester, researchers access and analyze such protected health information (PHI) through the Secure Environment for Research Data Analytics (SERDA), an analysis, data storage, and routine backup platform developed and administered by the Information Systems Division (ISD) and the UR Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Informatics and Analytics team. Best of all, it is free to use.

Jin Xiao Joins UR CTSI as Associate Director of KL2 Career Development Program

Jin Xiao, DDS, PhD, an associate professor of Dentistry and a former KL2 scholar herself, will begin the new leadership position on July 1.

Research Assistant Liu Earns National Student Employee of the Year Award

Andy Liu, a research assistant for UR CTSI and a senior in the computer science program, won the National Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award for 2024.

RocHealthData Breaks Down Research Barriers and Informs Public Health Efforts

Health researchers and public officials need reliable and timely datasets to make informed decisions about research and policy, but this information can be hard to come by. RocHealthData, a platform developed by researchers at the University of Rochester in partnership with the University of Missouri Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES), addresses this need by making thousands of national datasets freely available.

Students Research Tobacco User Behaviors Using Social Media Data and AI Technologies Through Data Science Collaboration

A collaboration between UR CTSI and the Goergen Institute for Data Science helps students use data science in their social media research.